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As part of Sault Ste. Marie's winter carnival Bon Soo, the Great Northern Hotel and Conference Centre will host a hilarious night of improv and sketch comedy with Second City on Friday, February 13.

Ron Asheton, guitarist and founding member of the Iggy Pop-fronted iconic punk band, The Stooges, was found dead this morning at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Who: Blessed By a Broken Heart (BBABH) from Montreal with guests As It Stands, Upheaval of an Exorcist, Breaking the Fourth Wall, and Deter.

Family-friendly New Year's Eve celebrations seem to be quite a trend in Sault Ste. Marie this year. The Harper/Rowlinson family celebrated a kid-friendly alcohol-free New Year with confetti, treats, hats and noise makers.

SooToday.com received notice today that Jackfish, The Vanishing Village , written by former Saultite Sarah Felix Burns, was chosen by the Ontario Library Service-North for inclusion on its Northern "Lit" Award shortlist.

The second highest grossing film of all time, The Dark Knight , dominated the annual AOL movie poll for 2008. More than 3.5 million votes were cast on-line at moviefone.com by movie buffs world-wide.

Only two grievances were aired at Arcadia Coffee House during Sunday's Festivus celebration, both of which came from members of Kalle Mattson.

Each year around Christmas time, the dedicated staff at CBC Radio 3 compile a list. It's a long list. But it has nothing to do with who's been naughty or who's been nice.

Who: Lee Harvey Osmond From: Hamilton, ON Genre: Acoustic folk blues groove Check out: The track Lucifer's Blues in which the Sault gets a shout-out. On the web: Keep an eye on the band's upcoming 2009 tour on Lee Harvey Osmond's MySpace page.

Does tinsel distract you? Do take pleasure in revealing to your friends and loved ones how they've disappointed you throughout the year? Have you ever wanted to pin your dinner host in a wrestling match? If you answered yes to these questions, then A